FACEBOOK IS ‘RIPPING APART SOCIETY’
By Dorothy Thompson It’s all over the headlines “FACEBOOK IS ‘RIPPING APART SOCIETY”. This in not my claim, it is being said by the very read more …Continue reading FACEBOOK IS ‘RIPPING APART SOCIETY’
Year: 2018
Why I changed my by-line on LinkedIn to “Happiest person in the world.”
By Alex Wadelton, Consulting Creative Director and Writer…and Happiest Person in the World. I work as a writer in the advertising industry. Have done for read more …Continue reading Why I changed my by-line on LinkedIn to “Happiest person in the world.”
ROLLING STONE AUSTRALIA: REQUIEM FOR A DREAM MUSIC MAG
By Jeff Apter. There’s a great moment in the film High Fidelity where Rob Gordon (John Cusack) lists his five dream jobs. No 1: “Journalist for Rolling Stone magazine, read more …Continue reading ROLLING STONE AUSTRALIA: REQUIEM FOR A DREAM MUSIC MAG
FREELANCE V PERMANENT: A Guide To Both Sides
By Steve May, Copywriter and Director at ROCKATANSKY. As one who has spent time playing in both creative corners, I thought I’d share some tidbits read more …Continue reading FREELANCE V PERMANENT: A Guide To Both Sides
SIMPLY THE BEST: Our Top 5 Ads
By Jen Brewster. Welcome to our carefully selected spots from across the world of commercial advertising. Five of the best to delight your eyes and read more …Continue reading SIMPLY THE BEST: Our Top 5 Ads
FILM REVIEW: Sweet Country
By Libby Gandhi. Indigenous Director, Warwick Thornton (Samson & Delilah), is renowned for unflinching and uniquely Australian filmmaking. Sweet Country, released last week, is his read more …Continue reading FILM REVIEW: Sweet Country
SOCIAL MEDIA MUST BE HELD TO ACCOUNT
By Dorothy Thompson. It has long been the untouchable and faceless cowards canvas where anything goes. Unsocial media’s keyboard zealot’s post hate speech without any read more …Continue reading SOCIAL MEDIA MUST BE HELD TO ACCOUNT
BLOCK WHAT? BLOCKCHAIN…WHAT THE HELL IS IT?
By Marcus Honesta. Blockchain is the buzzword that is getting a great deal of press at this moment. But what is Blockchain, and how will read more …Continue reading BLOCK WHAT? BLOCKCHAIN…WHAT THE HELL IS IT?
APPLE URGED TO INVESTIGATE ADDICTIVE DEVICES
By Dorothy Thomson. If you have a child, a grand child, nephew or niece, any where from 5 to 25 years of age, then it read more …Continue reading APPLE URGED TO INVESTIGATE ADDICTIVE DEVICES
SORRY FOR SPAMMING: Social (media) etiquette
By Steve May, Copywriter and Director at ROCKATANSKY. I just want to say to all of my connections on LinkedIn, sorry for spamming. Seriously, I read more …Continue reading SORRY FOR SPAMMING: Social (media) etiquette
From ‘Dunkirk’ to ‘The Post,’ Some Key Oscar Contenders Relied on Film
By Carolyn Giardina. In 2015, a group of filmmakers including Christopher Nolan spearheaded an effort to keep Kodak — the last remaining maker of motion read more …Continue reading From ‘Dunkirk’ to ‘The Post,’ Some Key Oscar Contenders Relied on Film
PAUSE FESTIVAL RETURNS TO MELBOURNE
By Libby Gandhi. Pause Festival, Asia Pacific’s ‘premier creative, tech and business event’, returns to Melbourne next month. Promising ‘unstoppable inspiration’, between 7-11th February the read more …Continue reading PAUSE FESTIVAL RETURNS TO MELBOURNE
THE BITCOIN BUBBLE
By Dorothy Thompson. In 2009, when Bitcoin was first created, nobody could have predicted how it would change the world. Bitcoin is a digital currency. read more …Continue reading THE BITCOIN BUBBLE
WHAT IS NEWS TODAY?
By Dorothy Thompson. It is one of my all time favourite headlines, “Headless Body in Topless Bar”, wow… I wish I had written this one. read more …Continue reading WHAT IS NEWS TODAY?
“POLITICALLY CORRECT” SOCIAL AND MAIN STREAM MEDIA WILL DESTROY THE ENTIRE WORLD
By Marcus Honesta. I have never really much liked the analogy of movie characters or plots reflecting too much of real-life; preferring movies to be read more …Continue reading “POLITICALLY CORRECT” SOCIAL AND MAIN STREAM MEDIA WILL DESTROY THE ENTIRE WORLD
SIMPLY THE BEST: Our Top 5 Ads
By Jen Brewster. Welcome back to the coalface of the advertising world, where all of us are chipping away with a little toffee hammer, trying read more …Continue reading SIMPLY THE BEST: Our Top 5 Ads
WHEREFORE ART THOU; CREATIVITY?
From: Franco Zeffirelli’s Film Romeo and Juliet 1968 By Marcus Honesta. Where does the year go? But thanks to the MLA (Meat and Livestock Australia) we read more …Continue reading WHEREFORE ART THOU; CREATIVITY?
WHAT IS IT TO BE AUSTRALIAN?
(Main image: AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS ON THE KOKODA TRAIL- PNG, WWII “THE TRUE ESSENCE OF AUSSIE MATESHIP” – Photographer: Damien Parer -July 1943 Private Wally Johnson.) read more …Continue reading WHAT IS IT TO BE AUSTRALIAN?
WELCOME BACK TO CROSSING THE LINE 2018 & THE YEAR OF THE POOCH.
歡迎回到“穿越大海”和 2018 年的“POOCH”。 Huānyíng huí dào “chuānyuè dàhǎi” hé 2018 nián de “POOCH”. By Marcus Honesta. As 2018 is upon us, and in the Chinese read more …Continue reading WELCOME BACK TO CROSSING THE LINE 2018 & THE YEAR OF THE POOCH.
Film Review: Phantom Thread
By Carl Wyant. THERE WILL BE FUNGI Nothing much happens, but there’s so much to observe, to absorb, that these two hours plus pass effortlessly, read more …Continue reading Film Review: Phantom Thread
Why I’m washed up, a phony, and a hack
By Alex Wadelton, Consulting Creative Director and Writer. I’ve worked in advertising as a creative for over twenty years. Throughout that time, I’ve bluffed my read more …Continue reading Why I’m washed up, a phony, and a hack